Happy New Year!

After an extended break from writing over Christmas, hopefully the blog will be updated slightly more regularly.

We have had requests about the live games on Setanta and Sky for Jan / Feb, they will be published tonight.

In the meantime, rejoice and be merry for TRANSFER TALK can resume!!

Nicolas Anelka claims Chelsea are talking to Bolton about a reported £19 million transfer fee for the much-travelled striker. Apparently Chelsea are also looking at Berbatov and Kevin Doyle. Liverpool are being linked with Richard Dunne. Gallas says Arsenal don’t need cover for the African Nations while goings on at Old Trafford are suspiciously quiet which means Ferguson is up to something. Cantona to come out of retirement? Man City are being linked with everyone, Villa may prioritise tying down Mellberg and Laursen to new contracts. Arsenal and Liverpool need to tie down Flamini and Macherano respectively. Coppell has said ‘hands off’ to Sunderland over their approach to Stephen Hunt while Roy Keane may turn to Robbie Savage to bolster his team’s midfield presence. Derby will need to bear in mind their upcoming relegation while Spurs are apparently not interested in transfer activity this January. Looks like Ramos intends to do as well as possible this season before making the team his own in the summer.